Shannon Yeager was Director of Sales in the US for Tecnam between 2014 and 2021. When interviewed by Flight International in 2015 he explained that Tecnam usually delivers an aircraft from concept to certification in...
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Could the “Sea Monster” rise again?
During 2022, there has been a resurgence of interest in the potential of WiG aircraft. This is mainly thanks to newcomer REGENT, which has been extremely active trying to lure ferry companies to this new mode of...
Lufthansa’s Shattered Dreams
After allegedly spending more than €100 million, Lufthansa cancelled this massive restoration project four years ago. In 2021, it emerged that the Lockheed Starliner N7316C was secretly moved from a warehouse in Bremen...
The Gripper
The introduction of Chapter 2 noise legislation in early 1986 sounded the death knell for Trident operations in Europe. The tri-jet soldiered on flying in China. The aircraft was dubbed the ”Ground Gripper” by the...
MarvicUniversal visitor
A great visitor was seen this morning basking in the scorching sun on Apron 2 as Airbus ACJ318 operated by Comlux on behalf of Universal Entertainment landed earlier in the day. The “baby Airbus” as it was...
Is Air Malta becoming NICEAIR?
During the past 24 hours the Maltese national carrier has leased an Airbus A319 from HiFly Malta registered 9H-XFW. The aircraft is in a 150 seat configuration and was earmarked to operate rotations to Gatwick and Lyon...
